This Old House

LED strips are installed in the kitchen. Richard reviews the need for insulation, and wallpaper is put up in the girl’s rooms. Kevin finds a painter painting decorative stripes on an accent wall.

Kevin finds Roger starting on the new bluestone front walk. Around back, Norm finds the tile contractor installing porcelain made to look like slate in the screen porch. Kevin recaps the vanity project and meets Richard to see the sink and faucet set. In Acton, MA, Roger visits a stone salvage yard to see how antique granite is selected and fabricated for the front walk. At the end of the day, Kevin sees the granite steps in place and lends a hand as Roger sets the house marker.

Kevin finds the second floor sanded, stained, and sealed as Tom oversees the first floor. Norm sees custom refrigerator panels. Kevin meets the designer of an inn. Norm makes a sink base.

A contractor installs new floor tile while an electrician shows Kevin how to wire an electrical box. Kevin patches the walls. Tom squares an arched doorway.

Kevin sees the installation of a new gutter and how Roger is restoring a patch of lawn to nature. An electrician updates the wiring while Norm visits a window factory in New Hampshire.

Norm and Tom reinforce the porch and review ways to meet the insulation value needed in the walls. Richard meets a plumber for info on inspections, and Kevin sees the new storm window system.

Kevin meets electricians to see a rough electrical inspection, and Tom installs a hybrid railing system. The homeowner designs a new family kitchen.

A stream requires trees and plants to be removed from the yard. Tom and Kevin connect the kitchen to the old great room. Richard shows Kevin the rough plumbing conditions in the kitchen.

Norm visits the Hancock-Clarke House. Tom and Kevin help install a corner desk stair, and Richard helps offset a tub trap.

Roof framing begins in Lexington with Tom and Kevin. They build a new farmer's porch reminiscent of Colonial style homes, as well as a structural ceiling.

Kevin discusses This Old House’s history renovating Colonials & Colonial Revivals. Demo on the Lexington house begins with the back porch.

This Old House kicks off the second project of their 35th Anniversary Season: an addition to a 1966 Colonial Revival in historic Lexington, Mass. which extends back to the American Revolution.

Kevin tests the new electronics. Richard shows Angela the induction stove. Norm sees the mechanical room and the changes to the guest room, bath, and living room. Kevin checks out the outdoor kitchen.

Tom builds a hidden door to the basement. A new fence is installed. Richard meets a homeowner turning a lighthouse into a summer home. Norm and Tom restore the old exterior. A marble mantel is fitted.

Tom upgrades the front door before he and Kevin install wainscoting and copper roofing. Norm visits a city archaeologist. A tile contractor makes a feature wall insert in the master shower.

Roger visits a community garden while Richard roughs in fireplace units. Norm and Tom add details to the window trim. Mauro Henrique paints the exterior window trim and puts up samples for the door.

Richard sees the last wooden whaling ship in the world. Norm sees the progress on the dormer. Brick veneer is fitted to the bump out. Kevin drops by a kitchen designer. Norm and Tom install shutters.

Richard gets up close and personal with one of Charlestown’s most iconic structures: the Zakim Bridge. Tom shows Kevin how he’ll have to modify the old chimney for the new gas fireplace units, and they see the framing of the new bump out for the breakfast area.

Tom solves bowing in the roof. Richard shows Kevin the rough plumbing. Tom helps get LVLs fastened in place. Norm revisits the old Charlestown house. Tom opens up the back wall for the new bump out.

The TOH crew takes on a new project: an 1850s-era Greek Revival brick rowhouse in Charlestown, MA.

This Old House television starts its 35th anniversary season by renovating an 1850 Greek Revival rowhouse in a historic Boston neighborhood

The exterior is finished. Tom stows things in the attic and fits a steam shower. Richard checks out the basement spaces. Norm tours the bedrooms, baths, and laundry. Kevin sees the period décor.

Roger checks on the patio he covered up at the beginning of the project, then his team rolls out fresh sod. Tom installs a replica ceiling medallion made with a 3D printer.

Norm installs new tops. Kevin sees how the vision for the house has evolved. Tom builds an electronics nook. The shower floors are grouted. A wallpaper hanger visits. Norm and Tom install a new door.

A fence and arbor are installed. Kevin sees the powder room and color options for the mudroom. Tom builds a sliding barn door. Roger reviews shade plant alternatives.